by Rajan Singh | Dec 25, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
When I was first exposed to the trading floor of a global bank (as a consultant), I learned about a curious phenomenon. Traders would sell or buy very complex securities worth tens of millions over a phone call and there was no proof of the deal (e.g., phone...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 24, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
When I started my policing career, a fellow officer heading another police unit started working in office till 3 am! He would come home, have dinner, and then again push off to work. Whenever we had review meetings with our boss, he would flaunt all the great things...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 23, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
After my MBA, whenever I met my classmates in New York, the way they described their jobs (especially in investment banking), it sounded like a house of horrors. Some were getting 24 hours of sleep — per week! And when people around you are so tortured, can you...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 22, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
To anyone who thinks it is ok to overwork people for 14-18 hours a day: In the name of God, please stop! If you want to work those long hours, please feel free. But stop normalising it and even worse, prescribing it as a “character-building medicine” for...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 19, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
I recently met a young member of my extended family who was looking overweight and out of shape, with deteriorating posture. It was a shocker because as a kid, he was solidly built like a rock and was very sporty. I asked him, “What happened?” He said he...
